Hi Fasting Fam,

Work and Life have been sad and stressful and I haven’t had the bandwidth to write much. I’m still eating mostly plant based and feeling really good. I don’t miss dairy and meat at home apart from half and half for my coffee. I’ve tried 5 or 6 plant based coffee creamers and tried making one myself and they all have an unpleasant aftertaste.

If I have a craving I will have it at a restaurant but as for groceries they’ve all been plant based lately, though half and half will likely be the one exception. Morning coffee is too sacred and important to me.

I haven’t been dieting, just focusing on cooking more and eating plant based. I’ve lost a few lbs but nothing crazy. One thing I make each week is a grain mix of quinoa, white rice, and red lentils with some cumin, turmeric, and sea salt, and it is soooo good, even just plain, but when it’s piping hot out of the instant pot I do like to add some “cheez” to it and it melts well this way and is yummo! The quinoa gives it such a nice crunch.

I also made some pickled beets with onion and garlic in the same jar for the first time. In a week or two they should finally be pickled and I can toss into salads and such.

I’ve fasted here and there when I’ve been too lazy to cook something and it feels good when that naturally happens. I would like to get back into a more regular fasting schedule again simply for health reasons but weight loss also of course. I haven’t had alcohol in 6 months except for one team outing, and I’m 90% plant based, and I’m proud of these changes 🙂

More big changes on the horizon but I don’t want to do too much too soon. If any of you know of a good vegan coffee creamer that doesn’t have a bad aftertaste please let me know in the comments!